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noun · femininethird declension

suffrāgō1

suffrāgō f (genitive suffrāginis)

Meaning

  1. the ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind leg

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesuffrāgōsuffrāginēs
genitivesuffrāginissuffrāginum
dativesuffrāginīsuffrāginibus
accusativesuffrāginemsuffrāginēs
ablativesuffrāginesuffrāginibus
vocativesuffrāgōsuffrāginēs

suffrāgo, ĭnis, f. sub-frag, frango.
I. Lit., the ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind leg (opp. armus): articulum suffraginis contingere (cf. poples), Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 183: suffraginum artus in aversum flectunt, id. 11, 45, 101, § 248; Col. 6, 15, 2. —Rarely of birds: aves ut quadripedes alas in priora curvant, suffraginem in posteriora, Plin. 11, 45, 102, § 249: aquilae pedes evellunt in aversum a suffragine, id. 30, 6, 18, § 54. —
II. Transf., a shoot, spray of a vine: suboles, quam rustici suffraginem vocant, Col. 4, 24, 4.

Origins

From sub- + *frāgō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrāg- (“rump, hock, hindquarters”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break, crack, split”). Cognate with Latin braca (“trousers”).

Descendants
  • Catalansofraja
  • Catalansofranya
  • Englishsuffrago
  • Galiciansofraxe
verbfirst conjugation
suffrāgō2
suffrāgō (present infinitive suffrāgāre, perfect active suffrāgāvī, supine suffrāgātum)
Classical[sʊfˈfraː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[sufˈfraː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to support; to vote for

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.suffrāgōsuffrāgābamsuffrāgābōsuffrāgāvīsuffrāgāveramsuffrāgāverō
suffrāgārō
2nd sg.suffrāgāssuffrāgābāssuffrāgābissuffrāgāvistī
suffrāgāstī		suffrāgāverās
suffrāgārās		suffrāgāveris
3rd sg.suffrāgatsuffrāgābatsuffrāgābitsuffrāgāvitsuffrāgāverat
suffrāgārat		suffrāgāverit
suffrāgārit
1st pl.suffrāgāmussuffrāgābāmussuffrāgābimussuffrāgāvimussuffrāgāverāmussuffrāgāverimus
suffrāgārimus
2nd pl.suffrāgātissuffrāgābātissuffrāgābitissuffrāgāvistis
suffrāgāstis		suffrāgāverātis
suffrāgārātis		suffrāgāveritis
suffrāgāritis
3rd pl.suffrāgantsuffrāgābantsuffrāgābuntsuffrāgāvērunt
suffrāgāvēre, suffrāgārunt		suffrāgāverant
suffrāgārant		suffrāgāverint
suffrāgārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.suffrāgemsuffrāgāremsuffrāgāverim
suffrāgārim		suffrāgāvissem
suffrāgāssem
2nd sg.suffrāgēssuffrāgārēssuffrāgāverīssuffrāgāvissēs
suffrāgāssēs
3rd sg.suffrāgetsuffrāgāretsuffrāgāverit
suffrāgārit		suffrāgāvisset
suffrāgāsset
1st pl.suffrāgēmussuffrāgārēmussuffrāgāverīmus
suffrāgārīmus		suffrāgāvissēmus
suffrāgāssēmus
2nd pl.suffrāgētissuffrāgārētissuffrāgāverītis
suffrāgārītis		suffrāgāvissētis
suffrāgāssētis
3rd pl.suffrāgentsuffrāgārentsuffrāgāverint
suffrāgārint		suffrāgāvissent
suffrāgāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.suffrāgorsuffrāgābarsuffrāgābor
2nd sg.suffrāgāris
suffrāgāre		suffrāgābāris
suffrāgābāre		suffrāgāberis
suffrāgābere
3rd sg.suffrāgātursuffrāgābātursuffrāgābitur
1st pl.suffrāgāmursuffrāgābāmursuffrāgābimur
2nd pl.suffrāgāminīsuffrāgābāminīsuffrāgābiminī
3rd pl.suffrāgantursuffrāgābantursuffrāgābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.suffrāgersuffrāgārer
2nd sg.suffrāgēris
suffrāgēre		suffrāgārēris
suffrāgārēre
3rd sg.suffrāgētursuffrāgārētur
1st pl.suffrāgēmursuffrāgārēmur
2nd pl.suffrāgēminīsuffrāgārēminī
3rd pl.suffrāgentursuffrāgārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.suffrāgāsuffrāgāre
pres. 2nd pl.suffrāgātesuffrāgāminī
fut. 2nd sg.suffrāgātōsuffrāgātor
fut. 3rd sg.suffrāgātōsuffrāgātor
fut. 2nd pl.suffrāgātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.suffrāgantōsuffrāgantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuffrāgāresuffrāgārī
perfect infinitivesuffrāgāvisse
suffrāgāsse		suffrāgātum esse
future infinitivesuffrāgātūrum essesuffrāgātum īrī
present participlesuffrāgāns—
perfect participle—suffrāgātus
suffrāgāta, suffrāgātā, suffrāgātae, suffrāgātam, suffrāgātārum, suffrāgātās, suffrāgātī, suffrāgātōrum, suffrāgātōs
future participlesuffrāgātūrus
suffrāgātūra, suffrāgātūrā, suffrāgātūrae, suffrāgātūram, suffrāgātūrārum, suffrāgātūrās, suffrāgātūre, suffrāgātūrī, suffrāgātūrīs, suffrāgātūrō, suffrāgātūrōrum, suffrāgātūrōs, suffrāgātūrum		suffrāgandus
suffrāganda, suffrāgandā, suffrāgandae, suffrāgandam, suffrāgandārum, suffrāgandās, suffrāgande, suffrāgandīs, suffrāgandōrum, suffrāgandōs
gerundsuffrāgandī, suffrāgandō, suffrāgandumsupinesuffrāgātum, suffrāgātū

suffrāgo, āvi, 1, v. a., = suffragor.
I. In gen., to favor, support, vote for, Sisenn. ap. Non. 468, 12.—
II. Absol.
1. To agree with, Pomp. ap. Non. 468, 7 (Com. Fragm. 106 Rib.).—
2. To proceed favorably: opera, Vulg. 3 Esd. 6, 10.

Origins

This verb, its deponent version suffrāgor (“to vote for, support, favor”), and the related noun suffrāgium (“voting tablet, ballot, vote”) come from the prefix sub- (“under”) combined with an uncertain root. One proposal derives them from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”), the root of frangō (“to break”). The semantic development might be along the same lines as in the related noun fragor (“crash, din, uproar”), with the sense "break, shatter, clash" shifting to "make clashing noises, make an uproar (in support of a candidate)" to "lend support, vote for someone". Another proposal derives it from the same source as the noun suffrāgō (see below) and may have originally meant an ankle bone or knuckle bone.

Descendants
  • Catalansufragar
  • Italiansuffragare
  • Portuguesesufragar
  • Spanishsufragar
  • Galiciansufragar

Quick answers

What does suffrāgō mean in Latin?
suffrāgō, a noun, means “the ham or hough, hock of a quadruped's hind leg”.
What is the genitive of suffrāgō?
The genitive singular is suffrāginis. suffrāgō is feminine, third declension.